Grays Peak Trail, National Recreation Trail in Clear Creek County, Colorado, US.

Grays Peak Trail begins at 11,200 feet in Stevens Gulch, south of Interstate 70, and climbs 3.7 miles to the 14,270-foot summit of Grays Peak on the Continental Divide. The route passes between the Stevens Mine on McClellan Mountain and the Sterling Silver Group Mine on Kelso Mountain, then crosses a saddle to Torreys Peak, 4.15 miles from the trailhead.

The trail passes Stevens Mine on McClellan Mountain and the Sterling Silver Group Mine on Kelso Mountain, both remnants of late 19th-century silver mining in Stevens Gulch. Miners worked these slopes before the route became a National Recreation Trail along the Continental Divide.

The trailhead sits at 11,200 feet, three miles above Interstate 70, and the route climbs through Stevens Gulch past the Stevens Mine and the Sterling Silver Group Mine. A National Recreation Trail sign at 1.7 miles marks two miles remaining to the summit; many hikers continue across the saddle to Torreys Peak, 4.15 miles from the start.

The path can be steep and requires preparation for changing conditions at high altitude. Visitors should start early and watch weather patterns, especially during summer months.

Wild mountain goats, pikas, and marmots live along the path and are adapted to the rocky surroundings. During warmer months, alpine wildflowers bloom across the landscape.